Lipstick pink is a rare colour in nature, not only in moths, but across the board in the world's macrofauna (animals we can see without magnification). Plants however have evolved this shade of red many times over in their flowers. In a rainforest when the flower is pollinated the petals will eventually drift to the ground. Some get snagged on the way down on leaves and vine tangles which may provide a camouflage opportunity.This moth species ranges from the Oriental tropics south east to north eastern Queensland

There are three main viewing modes for this lovely moth; dorsal with forewings horizontal; dorsal with wings at rest; and profile. In terms of a potential camouflage model I suspect it may be similar to Macrocilix maia (see Drepanidae) where a white fungal outgrowth is visited by two red-eyed flies. This dorsal view at rest resembles looking down on the head of a large-jawed insect. Aesthetically it reminds me of a Japanese silkscreen painting. The species extends from north eastern India to South East Asia and Sundaland east to Sulawesi Indonesia

There are three main viewing modes for this lovely moth; dorsal with forewings horizontal; dorsal with wings at rest; and profile. In terms of a potential camouflage model I suspect it may be similar to Macrocilix maia (see Drepanidae) where a white fungal outgrowth is visited by two red-eyed flies. This dorsal view at rest resembles looking down on the head of a large-jawed insect. Aesthetically it reminds me of a Japanese silkscreen painting.The species extends from north eastern India to South East Asia and Sundaland east to Sulawesi Indonesia

There are three main viewing modes for this lovely moth; dorsal with forewings horizontal; dorsal with wings at rest; and profile. In terms of a potential camouflage model I suspect it may be similar to Macrocilix maia (see Drepanidae) where a white fungal outgrowth is visited by two red-eyed flies. Aesthetically it reminds me of a Japanese silkscreen painting. In this profile I see a red-backed bird perched on lakeside reeds at sunset during a meteor shower??? The species extends from north eastern India to South East Asia and Sundaland east to Sulawesi Indonesia

This species has a wide distribution in South East Asia from India, China and Japan to the Moluccas. It resembles a bark flake. Noctuid eyes also reflect strongly red in a headlamp beam. A hint of 'red-eye' can be seen in this photo. The fallen bark flake camouflage theme is common among particular subfamilies in this grouping

Many species in this huge family of animals rely on camouflage to enhance their survival. All stages of the bark cycle are copied. this species ranges from the Indo-Australian tropics to north east Queensland, and still further east to Fiji and Samoa

Although the adult moth is unspectacular the bizarre mature caterpillar somehow has learned to mimic not one but two aggressive and ubiquitous weaver ants. When two hyperactive ants meet face to face they exchange both chemical and subsonic (to us) messages all the time gesticulating with every appendage. This combined with the two pairs of dark globular eyes makes for a frenetic jumble of movement. When the caterpillar meets a threat, including ants, it waves its appendages in a similar fashion. Homes extends from India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo then south east to New Guinea and northern Australia

This 'pied' moth holds its wings in a tent-like fashion typical for most members of the Family. In this case the 'tent' gives the moth a profile that blends in well with the folds and frills of a coarse white lichen casting shadows. Phlogophora nigroplumbea extends from the Philippines and Borneo south to Java

A red fallen leaf bearing yellow spot feeding scars and old leaf mines secondarily colonised by sooty mold tell the history of this leaf model. As red leaves are not so common in the rainforest one wonders whether this moth has a direct relationship with the tree that produces such leaves. This species extends from the north east Himalayas, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

This attractively marked moth is considered a garden pest by bulb lovers from subtropical southern Japan to subtropical northern New South Wales Australia. Although this is not strictly a rainforest moth it can be found in agricultural lands, orchards and gardens adjacent to that habitat